Sunday, July 5, 2020

On this day in 1991, win over Mexico send US through

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 2-0 🇲🇽 Mexico
‪📍 ‬Los Angeles
‪👔 ‬Milutinović
‪📋 ‬Gold Cup SF

This was just the third win in 29 tries against the continental giant saw the US into the first Gold Cup Final.

48'
Hugo Perez tossed in the set-piece, Marcelo Balboa helped it on and John Doyle finished the chance.

64'
Peter Vermes got the US one step closer to the final with this fantastic strike. He works to pick the ball up on the right-wing before cutting in and firing from distance.

Scorers: John Doyle 48′, Peter Vermes 64′

USA: Tony Meola, Paul Caligiuri, Marcelo Balboa, John Doyle, Fernando Clavijo (Desmond Armstrong 83′), Brian Quinn, Chris Henderson, Bruce Murray, Hugo Pérez, Peter Vermes, Eric Wynalda (Ted Eck 71′)

MEX: Pablo Larios, Juan Hernández, Héctor Esparza, Roberto Ruiz Esparza, Efraín Herrera, Carlos Munoz, José de la Torre (Missael Espinoza 72′), Gonzalo Farfán, Benjamín Galindo (Luis García 83′), Carlos Hermosillo, Luis Roberto Alves

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